Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington star in new Learn English teaser clip

A new trailer for Learn English With
Ricky Gervais has been released, showing the comedian discussing the English language with
Karl Pilkington.

Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington are up to their usual tricks in their latest show Learn English (Picture: YouTube)

Gervais and Pilkington, who have now worked with each other on a number of comic ventures including An Idiot Abroad and Derek, are seen arguing over which English words and phrases should be taught to foreigners trying to learn the language.

The pair are seated in an old-fashioned classroom-like setting in the trailer for their new series, which is set to be exclusive to iTunes and will not be shown on TV.

Heralded as ‘a new landmark in human comprehension’, the clip – which is almost two minutes long – features a dramatic and sophisticated opening that soon paves the way for a chaotic conversation between the duo.

Suggesting phrases he thinks will be useful for non-English speakers to know, Karl says: ‘I need milk. Milk for tea,’ later insisting that the question: ‘What teabags have you got?’ is one he asks frequently.

The comedian finds his round-headed pal hilarious (Picture: YouTube)

The An Idiot Abroad star also displays some of his characteristically amusing logic by asserting: ‘They wouldn’t need to come to England and say, “It smells,” because they’re from a smellier place.’

He then suggests a phrase that might be necessary is: ‘You smell, you s***.’

Gervais, who spends much of the trailer laughing at Karl, is seen concluding at the end of the video: ‘This is the worst English lesson ever.’

Learn English With Ricky Gervais is due to begin on August 14 with a free pilot episode available on iTunes before the rest of the series follows.

The next project from the pair, Short Way Round, is expected to air later this year and will see Pilkington join forces with Warwick Davis attempting to recreate the journey of famed explorer Marco Polo.